Grieg was one of the
greatest Norwegian composers. He was a
master at painting the people, the scenery, and the moods of Norway with notes. In the Peer Gynt Suite, Grieg captures
the rising of the sun, the lamenting of a death, and, in The Hall of the Mountain King, the imagery of a chase scene. His
works contain what today are readily recognizable "tunes" - as indeed
they were in the composer's time. As
Grieg and his wife, Nina, strolled through the streets of Bergen, children would follow after, whistling these tunes,
in tribute to the great composer. The fine Russian pianist, Grigory Guinsbourg (1904-1961), known
as a painter of sounds on piano, made this wonderful arrangement of the piece
for piano. Hayk Arsenyan
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Edvard Grieg
Morning Mood, from Peer Gynt Suite Play
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Morning Mood, from Peer Gynt Suite Edvard Grieg
Grieg was one of the greatest Norwegian composers. He was a master at painting the people, the scenery, and the moods of Norway with notes. In the Peer Gynt Suite, Grieg captures the rising of the sun, the lamenting of a death, and, in The Hall of the Mountain King, the imagery of a chase scene. His works contain what today are readily recognizable "tunes" - as indeed they were in the composer's time. As Grieg and his wife, Nina, strolled through the streets of Bergen, children would follow after, whistling these tunes, in tribute to the great composer. The fine Russian pianist, Grigory Guinsbourg (1904-1961), known as a painter of sounds on piano, made this wonderful arrangement of the piece for piano. Hayk Arsenyan
More music by Edvard Grieg
Solveigs Sang, Op. 23, No. 19
In the Hall of the Mountain King, from Peer Gynt Suite
Holberg Suite, Op. 40
Sonata for Violin and Piano in c minor, Op. 45
Once Upone a Time (arr. Fourmeau)
Med en vandlijie, Op. 25, No. 4
In the Hall of the Mountain King, from Peer Gynt Suite
Jeg elsker Dig, Op. 5, No. 3
In Quiet Woods, Tenderness
Gruss, from Sechs Lieder, Op. 48
Performances by same musician(s)
Aria di Figaro
Poem
Fantasie, K. 396
Sonata No. 21 in g minor
Three Studies, Op. 18
Sonata No. 12 in c minor
Sonata No. 13 in B-flat Major
Sonata No. 8 in d minor
Ballade No. 2 in F Major, Op. 38
Adagio of Spartacus
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